Mop



, urnirn STATES Patented 1,653,4is PATENT oFFicr..

CHARLES Anis P'Unvrs AND THOMAS ANDREW r'onvrs, or sr. JOSEPH, MISSOURI.

` MOP.

Application filed November 2, 1926. Serial No. 145,814.

flhis invention relates to mojps and more particularly to the provision of a general purpose mop.

An important object of the invention is to provide a construction of this character such that the mopping element may be held very evenly and firmly againstrthe surface being mopped and mayr be held in such position that it may be readily inserted'into corners beneath radiators or between the sections thereof.

A further object of the invention is to provide a construction of this character such that the mopping element may be readily removed and replaced, so that by the provision of a proper number of mopping elements, it may be employed in any mopping operation.

be durable and eliicient in service and a general improvement in the art.

These and other objects we attain by the construction shown in the accompanying drawing, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of our invention and wherein Figure 1 is a front elevation partially broken away of a mop constructed in accordl ance with our invention;

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view therethrough Figure 3 is a section at right angles to that taken in Figure 2;

Figure 4; is a fragmentary side elevation showing the manner in which the mop tensioning element maintains the mop element at the proper engagement with the surface which is being mopped.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, the numeral 10 indicates a handle holder 20.

This holder is formed from spring wire and has the cross bar 21 thereof straight and parallel to the bar 15, while the arms 19 are sinuous, so that they provide a relatively broad holding surface for the sides of the mop element M. The vbar engaging ends of the arms are provided with inturned extensions 22 having at their free l ends angular tangs 23 'adapted to enter the bar. Adjacent the connections of the angular extensions Vwith the ends of the arms staples 24 secure the extensions to the bar, while at the same time, permitting rotation of the extensions. lVhile in the present illustration, the extensions are illustrated .f vas overlapping, it will be obvious that thesev extensions could be shortened, if desired.

The mop element is formed of a continuousv band of clot-h having an opening 25 formed therein for the passage of the bolt 12 and is of such length that when applied to the bar and the mop distending element, the side faces of the cloth are stretched.

It will be obvious that the sinuous construction of the arm will permit these arms to readily flex, so that they will conform to the surface with which the mop is engaged and permit the mop element to flatly vengage thereagainst, while the handle is disposed at an angle to the surface, as indicated in Figure 4. The relatively broad surface provided by the arms and-the tension applied Vtheretoby the cloth will prevent the cloth from pulling sideways and improperly engaging against the surface. Each of the arms can furthermore yield longitudinally, so that there is no danger of damaging la surface by unevenly engaging the free or. cross bar engaged portion of the mopping, element therewith unevenly. It will be obvious that since the material employed is resilient and the extensions 22 are relatively long, a twist can occur in these extensions, permitting angular displacement of the arms with relation to the head, while at the same time, the arms are pressed firmly into engagement with thesurface being mopped.

Since vthe construction hereinbefore set forth is capable of a certain range of change and modification without materially departing from the spirit of the invention, we do not limit Ourselves to such specific structure except as hereinafter claimed.

Vile claim 1` A mop including a head, a handle, the head having` a groove, a bar engageable in said groove, a detachable connection between the bar and the handle, passing through the heath a cross bar contronting the .first bar and connected thereto by members yieldable longitudinally and a mop band passed about fthe bars and clamped between the iirst bar ried thereby, a bar, a connection between the bar and handle for clampinglyengaging the bar with the head, a cross bar confronting the first Ybar and connected thereto by members yieldable longitudinally and a; mop

band passed about the bars and clamped be- Y' tween the first bar and the head.`

5. A mop as set forth in claim 4, wherein the members connecting the bar and cross bar are continuations of the cross bar and are sinuous in the general plane of lsaid bars.`

In testimony whereof we hereunto affix our signatures'.

CHARLES ADIS PURVIS. THOMAS ANDREW PURVIS. 

